The FIFA Referees Committee is responsible for implementing and interpreting the Laws of the Game and may propose amendments to the Laws of the Game to the FIFA Council. The committee also appoints the referees and assistant referees for matches in competitions organised by FIFA.
See 2018 updated list of FIFA Referees Committee members below:
CHAIRMAN – COLLINA Pierluigi; Country – Italy
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN – TALEB B S AL-RAEESI Hany; Country – Qatar
MEMBERS
- ANDINO Amelio; Country – Paraguay
- DAMKOVA Dagmar; Country – Czech Republic
- HALL Brian; Country – USA
- HUNT Sandy; Country – USA
- LIM KEE CHONG An Yan; Country – Mauritius
- MAIDIN Shamsul; Country – Singapore
- MAILLET Eddy; Country – Seychelles
- POLOSO Neil; Country – Solomon Islands
- SENEME Wilson; Country – Brazil
- STOLTENKAMP Kevin; Country – New Zealand